Advisory

Is Violence a solution?

Create a file called violence.html and discuss your reactions to these articles.

Your Rights

Create a file called rights.html and speak about your reactions to these three
articles. What are your rights? Anyone right? anyone wrong? What are the issues?

1. SUSPENDED FOR CRITICIZING TEACHER, STUDENTS SUE
Two high school students in Snellville, Georgia, are taking their school
administrators to court. The students were suspended for criticizing one
of their teachers in an online posting. After an anonymous student
brought these postings to the attention of the school, administrators
decided they were violent threats and disciplined the students. With the
support of the American Civil Liberties Union, the students filed a
lawsuit charging school officials with violating their right to free
speech.
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2. JUDGE SIDES WITH STUDENT'S POLITICAL WARDROBE CHOICE
A federal judge has ruled that Bretton Barber, a high school student in
Dearborn, Michigan, should not have been disciplined by school officials
for wearing a T-shirt calling President Bush an "International
Terrorist." "Students benefit when school officials provide an
environment where they can openly express their diverging viewpoints and
when they learn to tolerate the opinions of others," the judge declared.
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3. "DEAR DIARY . . . TODAY I WAS EXPELLED"
Rachel Boim, a high school freshman in Atlanta, Georgia, was expelled
for writing a story about a student who dreams she kills a teacher.
Rachel wrote the story in her private journal, which was confiscated
when she passed it to a classmate. Rachel was taken from her classroom
the next day by school police and expelled. The expulsion was later
temporarily lifted, allowing Rachel to return to school while the school
board reviews her case.
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4. Raid at High School Leads to Racial Divide, Not Drugs

GOOSE CREEK, S.C., Dec. 8 — It was partly a tip from an informant, partly the activity he saw
on the Stratford High School surveillance cameras that led the school's principal to call in
the police for an early morning drug sweep here on Nov. 5.

But it was also tape from the surveillance cameras, showing the police drawing guns on
students, handcuffing them, making them kneel facing the wall and finding no drugs at all
that has set off protests and created a racial divide.

Create your own 7 Habits webpage: sevenhabits.html. You will discuss the seven habits
and discuss how each applies to you with an example from your life to show this.

Paradigms & Principles

Consider this quote:

1500 years ago everyone knew the Earth was the center of the Universe.
500 years ago everyone knew the Earth was flat.
15 minutes ago you knew people were alone on this planet.
Imagine what you will know tomorrow.
K, MIB

Read pages 11-28

Now consider the top 10 stupid quotes in juxtaposition to the statements made by teens. Show how
you relate to a few of the teen quotes. What is your paradigm? How do the stories tell us about
only one side of the story? Are paradigms stereotypes? How do principles help center you and
develop your paradigm? How will Baby Steps on page 28 help you?

Reflect about what we spoke of on Friday, before our three day Yom Kippur weekend. It is time for
you to react. Create a file called "iwill.html", place a link on your "index.html"
file to "iwill.html", use "paper" file in "iwill.html" and tell us what actions you
will take to address the problems of tone we discussed and explain what you will do
to help create a proper tone in your school.